Easy Chicken Nuggets - gfcf style

Stacey - posted on 09/10/2009
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Hi all, I've seen so many recipes for Chicken nuggets, mostly battered, and I thought, what's wrong with crumbed chicken nuggets, cant I just crumb them the way I normally would crumb chicken, but with gfcf ingredients? Well, I made Chicken nuggets by simply cutting up chicken breast into pieces similar in size to nuggets, coated them lightly in gfcf plain flour (I used orgran plain flour mix from supermarket), then dipped them in an egg/ rice milk mix, then coated them in gfcf rice crumbs (also orgran from supermarket). I was alittle sceptical of how they were going to go, but I chucked them in the deep fryer until they looked lightly golden. My Husband and I could not believe how yummy they were, we both actually think they are better than normal crumbed nuggets. Just thought I'd share, oh & my son loves them, I even gave some to him for lunch the next day, reheated in the oven and he ate them all.

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Diane - posted on 10/31/2009

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My husband experimented with nugget recipes until he found the one that our then-very picky 3 yr old would eat. This was a staple in his diet for several years until he expanded his diet to a well-round array of options:GF/CF Chicken Nuggets

Break 1 egg into medium bowl, add 1 cup CF milk substitute, whisk briefly. (Alternative: Can add a little GF flour to make a light batter) Set aside. (depending on how many batches of nuggets being made, you may need to double liquid to 2 eggs, and 2 cups milk substitute.)

Ingredients (use any combination, or all)Rice and/or Corn Crunch-ems Cereal (TJ’s, Whole Foods, Mother’s Markets, sometimes even Grocer Health Food aisle) NOTE: CHEX recently changed their formula to make their Rice and Corn CHEX Cereals GF - Read labels carefully to ensure the GF version is used, and you can go with CHEX found in any grocerRice CrackersInstant Mashed Potatoes (Idaho Spuds or Barbara’s)Quinoa flakesSalt & Pepper (Alternative: Can add herbs, like oregano, thyme, basil, marjoram to add flavor.)[Adjust proportions to your liking – You can be creative….whatever GF grains on hand at the time – Check labels for hidden gluten!]

Process in food processor until consistency of bread crumbs.

TIPS:• Set up kitchen counter into an assembly line, with glass bowls lined across (cut chicken pieces, flour-coated chicken, batter mixture, breading mixture, empty bowl for pieces ready to be cooked.)• Freeze in large freezer bags (or individual portion sized bags)• When reheating a serving after freezing (5-8 pieces), set microwave oven to 30-45 seconds (70% power level), then transfer to toaster oven tray and toast one cycle, to add light crispness to nuggets.• This recipe works great with turkey as well. For our VERY picky eater, we also did a variation with ground beef or ground pork, add shredded zucchini or yellow squash, drop onto baking pan in nugget-sized spoonfuls, bake, then dip in egg batter, roll in breading mixture, and fry as with other nuggets. A way to sneak veggies into the diet, as well as be able to rotate meats in our children’s diets.• REMEMBER: Toaster oven and fryer should be dedicated to GF/CF cooking!• Bring heated nuggets to restaurants when eating out and serve in old nugget box or large French fry box. • Add some Terra Yam chips into the grinder when making breading mixture for a flavorful twist.

Here's the nugget recipe we used for years. My husband revised several recipes to find one our then very picky kid would eat, and we made huge batches, stored in the freezer for easy reheating (with one round in the toaster oven to make crispy again)

Break 1 egg into medium bowl, add 1 cup CF milk substitute, whisk briefly. (Alternative: Can add a little GF flour to make a light batter) Set aside. (depending on how many batches of nuggets being made, you may need to double liquid to 2 eggs, and 2 cups milk substitute.)

Ingredients (use any combination, or all)Rice and/or Corn Crunch-ems Cereal (TJ’s, Whole Foods, Mother’s Markets, sometimes even Grocer Health Food aisle) NOTE: CHEX recently changed their formula to make their Rice and Corn CHEX Cereals GF - Read labels carefully to ensure the GF version is used, and you can go with CHEX found in any grocerRice CrackersInstant Mashed Potatoes (Idaho Spuds or Barbara’s)Quinoa flakesSalt & Pepper (Alternative: Can add herbs, like oregano, thyme, basil, marjoram to add flavor.)[Adjust proportions to your liking – You can be creative….whatever GF grains on hand at the time – Check labels for hidden gluten!]

Process in food processor until consistency of bread crumbs.

TIPS:• Set up kitchen counter into an assembly line, with glass bowls lined across (cut chicken pieces, flour-coated chicken, batter mixture, breading mixture, empty bowl for pieces ready to be cooked.)• Freeze in large freezer bags (or individual portion sized bags)• When reheating a serving after freezing (5-8 pieces), set microwave oven to 30-45 seconds (70% power level), then transfer to toaster oven tray and toast one cycle, to add light crispness to nuggets.• This recipe works great with turkey as well. For our VERY picky eater, we also did a variation with ground beef or ground pork, add shredded zucchini or yellow squash, drop onto baking pan in nugget-sized spoonfuls, bake, then dip in egg batter, roll in breading mixture, and fry as with other nuggets. A way to sneak veggies into the diet, as well as be able to rotate meats in our children’s diets.• REMEMBER: Toaster oven and fryer should be dedicated to GF/CF cooking!• Bring heated nuggets to restaurants when eating out and serve in old nugget box or large French fry box. • Add some Terra Yam chips into the grinder when making breading mixture for a flavorful twist.